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public BUILDINGS

The granary is located at the northwest of the Forum. It would have been used to store grain for sale.

The Basilica was the oldest and most important public building in Pompeii. In the beginning, it was a covered market, a meeting place; however, during the earthquake of A.D. 62 the roof fell in. It then became an open-air market and finally the seat of the judicial system.

macellum sells meat and fish.

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